Outline Concept
“A metamorphic trajectory begins, expressing a dynamic that will inevitably grow and change the hall in decades to come. The proposed architectural creation demonstrates the dynamic evolution of the ECB for next generations.

Forming in the east of Frankfurt, this urban scheme counters the city in the West, without looking like it, without miming it. This is the reason why our project does not affirm any tower, but moderate high-rise buildings (15 to 16 levels) that punctuate, giving rhythm to the banks of the Main. It is from the connection between the banks of the river that reinforce and reaffirm this dialogue.

Included in a large, rectangular network, the geometry based on the Grossmarkthalle which remains the heart of the project containing many common spaces.

In the south of the Grossmarkthalle, a glass nave, “the Galleria”, becomes the major axis of distribution for the entire project. The Galleria, dispersed on levels linked by escalators, connects the Iower level, the garden level, and the Conference and modular rooms. It links the four Office buildings oriented with the river and the gardens.

The extensive glass nave opens to the gardens, representing the main distribution and meeting point for the European Central Bank Premises.

The main entry is contained in a curved building against the east gable wall of the Grossmarkthalle including the spaces open to the public. This building represents a window as the eastern façade of the ECB.

The addition of buildings in the future is proposed to the north. The potential north façade of the ECB will be parallel to the Grossmarkthalle and open to a large green space.”